Our Vision
Being leaders in the bio-control industry by providing education and natural alternatives to chemicals, reducing our ecological foot print, growing our business, and maintaining our excellent customer service.
About
The Who
NATURAL INSECT CONTROL (NIC) has been supplying top quality solutions for natural pest control since 1989. Long before words like ‘bio-dynamic’ and ‘sustainability’ where part of our vocabulary, Sandra and David Mitchell were thinking ‘green’ and ‘natural’. Starting at their kitchen table, packaging Lady Bugs for friends and then clients to solve their Aphid problems was the foundation of NIC. With that beginning and that thinking, they quickly became trail blazers and champions to the cause of “Alternatives to Chemicals”.
The heart of that very concept, to choose to make a difference and to choose natural solutions is the same as it was decades ago for Sandra and Dave and now siblings, John and Susan NIC’s present owners, because “we believe in the vision our mother had.”
The What
NATURAL INSECT CONTROL (NIC), your Organic, Environment Friendly Product Supplier. We specialize in beneficial insects, biological pest controls, Canadian beneficial nematodes, greenhouse biological controls, ladybugs, praying mantis, natural fly parasites and many more. Birds are great natural pest controllers; enjoy attracting and watching purple martins, hummingbirds, orioles, bluebirds, bats, chickadees and many more native birds in your own backyard with your own bird feeders and houses and no mosquitoes.
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About
The How
Nature naturally keeps a balance, only when forced by ‘humans’ do things go wrong and result in unwanted invasions. All of the ‘Good Bugs’ we offer are either native to North America or have been approved and permitted by Agriculture Canada for Natural Insect Controls. The amount of ‘Good bugs’ released for natural pest controls is only a fraction of what is already working hard outside in nature.
The Why
We feel that people are now, more than ever, looking for alternatives to chemicals. People everywhere are aware of the damage done to the environment by pesticides and are looking for safe, family friendly alternatives. Products like beneficial insects and nematodes, birdhouses and feeders, and non-chemical traps and lures, all of which can be used to create a sustainable environment conducive to a healthier planet. NIC will supply you with the products your customers are looking for. We are ready to grow with you and develop our businesses for a more sustainable future.
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Meet our team
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Susan Cavey

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Susan joined the Natural Insect Control (NIC) team full time in 2004, after moving with her partner from Australia where they lived for the previous 7 years.

Although she participated in formal Entomology training in Austrailia, where the insects are very different than those in Canada, Susan found that she learned more from the feedback and experience of NIC’s clients and dedicated staff.

When she started she was the sole person in charge of NIC’s wholesale and dealer clients, their online distributors and organizing marketing initiatives as well as trade shows. That one person job now consists of 3 full time positions reflecting NIC’s growth in this exciting field.

Susan and her family live in Niagara Falls, Ontario and with their support she is looking forward to many more years working towards making the world a better place one little bug at a time.

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John Robertson

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After 20 years living on the west coast of Canada where John was a trained paramedic and a volunteer fire-fighter in Vancouver and Whistler BC respectively. He returned to the Niagara region to join his sister Susan in taking over the family business, Natural Insect Control. 

For the past three years John has been actively involved in trying to introduce solitary bees (Mason and Leafcutter Bees) as an alternative pollination provider for both commercial and home use. As well as trying to find natural solutions towards invasive pests. John enjoys nothing more than sharing his love of nature and how it all fits together.

John is currently establishing a blue bird / tree swallow nesting box trail in Stevensville. 

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Stacey Hickman B.SC.H

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Stacey joined Natural Insect Control (NIC) shortly after receiving her Bachelor Science with Honours in Entomology from Brock University in 1997.

As NIC’s head Entomologist, Stacey has been instrumental in designing personalized IPM programs for a variety of greenhouse crops throughout the Niagara region. Stacey liaisons directly with indoor and outdoor growers on a regular basis, to keep abreast of what is going on with their crops and in the industry.

When Stacey is not looking at, or working with insects she can happily be found with a book in her hands.

Miron is an accomplished entomologist with over 20 years of research and product development experience of innovative microbial and insect organisms. With a team of researchers he successfully developed and commercialized the following products at McGill University’s Biopesticide Lab and Anatis Bioprotection: bioherbicides Sarritor and OrganoSol/BioProtec-H; biofungicide LactoSan/BioProtec-F and bioinsecticide BioCeres WP.  Miron has published several research articles, book chapters and patents in the field of biological plant protection, mass rearing, storage and formulation technology. In his leisure time he enjoys forest hiking and nature photography.  Miron has recently joined the NIC team and will be our Lab Manager responsible for R&D and mass production of entomopathogenic nematodes to control various important pest species.

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Staff

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We are proud to have assembled our team for the upcoming season.

 

Our team consist of : Stacey Hickman, Nancy Sheridan, Kim Bauer, Ryan Noake, Courtney Bauer, Shawn Willick, Miron Teshler, Darren Bauer, Trevor Neufeld & Bonnie Daku.

 

We are all super excited to be able to provide you with natural controls to your insect’s problems. Everyone at NIC cares very deeply about the environment and takes pride in helping promote sustainable solutions, to garden problems.

 

“Join the race to make the world a better place.”

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